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United States congressional representative Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin has been in New Zealand this week on a follow-up study tour, after proposing to congress recently there be a moratorium on all nuclear testing in the South Pacific.

Faleomavaega, who holds a matai title represents American Samoa in the US congress and believes he can appreciate the way the South Pacific feels about continued nuclear testing.

The revival of the Rainbow warrior affair this week has come just as relations between New Zealnd and France were about to enter a new stage of cordiality.
One of the members of last week's trade Mission to New Caledonia, Steve Houlihan is quietly optimstic and says he doesn't think it's all been for nothing.

Freelance Auckland journalist Mark Scott has been in the firing line this week of criticism from Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Rabbie Namaliu.
Prime Minister Namaliu lashed Mr Scott for failing to get a balanced picture of the situation and not for understanding the complex nature of the situation.
BUT Mark Scott is standing by his Bougainville reports.

A former leader of Fiji's ultra-nationlist taukei movement winds up a world tour for the Moral Rearmament organisation in Auckland today, after spending the past three months preaching his philosphy of peace and reconciliation.
Ratu Meli Vesikula is flying home to Fiji, having turned his back on his past beliefs of building a Fiji-for-the Fijians in favour of the creation of a multi-cultural society in the pacific republic.